Question 1

To do research online can be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a surrogate for traditional ways of doing research 
B)  an extension of traditional research methods 
C)  a complete re-orientation of research 
D)  mainly a way of chatting about research 
A)  a surrogate for traditional ways of doing research 
B)  an extension of traditional research methods 
C)  a complete re-orientation of research 
D)  mainly a way of chatting about research A, B, C

Question 2

Deciding to combine methods should result from the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  need to do so because of the issue of your study 
B)  research question 
C)  available resources 
D)  wish of being trendy 
A)  need to do so because of the issue of your study 
B)  research question 
C)  available resources 
D)  wish of being trendy A, B, C

Question 3

Generalisation in qualitative research ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  is impossible 
B)  can mean to develop a typology from comparing cases 
C)  begins when you refer to features of people in a situation rather than about the individual participant 
D)  refers to the general population in a country 
A)  is impossible 
B)  can mean to develop a typology from comparing cases 
C)  begins when you refer to features of people in a situation rather than about the individual participant 
D)  refers to the general population in a country B , C

Question 4

Aims of quantitative research can be ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  to do a hypothesis testing study 
B)  to do a population description study 
C)  just to do another study 
D)  can be formulated without taking the population into account 
A)  to do a hypothesis testing study 
B)  to do a population description study 
C)  just to do another study 
D)  can be formulated without taking the population into account

Question 5

Research problems in quantitative research ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  should be checked by fitting an empirical study. 
B)  do not need to be checked for ethical justification 
C)  should be clearly defined 
D)  are not important to clarify as long as we can measure something to analyse statistically 
A)  should be checked by fitting an empirical study. 
B)  do not need to be checked for ethical justification 
C)  should be clearly defined 
D)  are not important to clarify as long as we can measure something to analyse statistically

Question 6

Indication of research methods means ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  that you select methods with an eye on the research question and the target group of the study 
B)  that certain methods are put on an index and can no longer be used 
C)  that decisions for methods are made by considering the knowledge about the issue and the population 
D)  none of these 
A)  that you select methods with an eye on the research question and the target group of the study 
B)  that certain methods are put on an index and can no longer be used 
C)  that decisions for methods are made by considering the knowledge about the issue and the population 
D)  none of these

Question 7

Research questions in quantitative studies ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  can be the point of reference for all methodological decisions in the process 
B)  can be adapted to the researchers' research program 
C)  are not important 
D)  are important only in leading to hypotheses 
A)  can be the point of reference for all methodological decisions in the process 
B)  can be adapted to the researchers' research program 
C)  are not important 
D)  are important only in leading to hypotheses

Question 8

Deciding about methods in a qualitative study ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to the distinction between direct and indirect access to what happens 
B)  should be based in the research issue 
C)  should be driven by what your pet method is 
D)  is not necessary 
A)  refers to the distinction between direct and indirect access to what happens 
B)  should be based in the research issue 
C)  should be driven by what your pet method is 
D)  is not necessary

Question 9

Deciding about methods in quantitative research can mean to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  use existing instruments (e.g., a questionnaire) 
B)  adapt existing instruments to your population and issue 
C)  develop a new instrument 
D)  all of these 
A)  use existing instruments (e.g., a questionnaire) 
B)  adapt existing instruments to your population and issue 
C)  develop a new instrument 
D)  all of these

Question 10

Decisions in the research process ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are defining what is done and how 
B)  are not necessary to reflect - just do the research 
C)  should be taken implicitly 
D)  should be documented for becoming a part of reporting the research later 
A)  are defining what is done and how 
B)  are not necessary to reflect - just do the research 
C)  should be taken implicitly 
D)  should be documented for becoming a part of reporting the research later

To do research online can be ______.

Deciding to combine methods should result from the ______.

Generalisation in qualitative research ______.

Aims of quantitative research can be ______.

Research problems in quantitative research ______.

Indication of research methods means ______.

Research questions in quantitative studies ______.

Deciding about methods in a qualitative study ______.

Deciding about methods in quantitative research can mean to ______.

Decisions in the research process ______.

Why Social Research

Worldviews in Social Research

Ethical Issues in Social Research

From Research Idea to Research Question

Reading and Reviewing the Literature

Steps in the Research Process

Designing Social Research

Triangulation and Mixed Methods

Using Existing Data

Collecting Data

Analyzing Data

What Is Good Research Evaluating Your Research Project

Writing up Research and Using Results

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Exam 8: Deciding on Your Methods

To do research online can be ______.

Deciding to combine methods should result from the ______.

Generalisation in qualitative research ______.

Aims of quantitative research can be ______.

Research problems in quantitative research ______.

Indication of research methods means ______.

Research questions in quantitative studies ______.

Deciding about methods in a qualitative study ______.

Deciding about methods in quantitative research can mean to ______.

Decisions in the research process ______.

Why Social Research

Worldviews in Social Research

Ethical Issues in Social Research

From Research Idea to Research Question

Reading and Reviewing the Literature

Steps in the Research Process

Designing Social Research

Triangulation and Mixed Methods

Using Existing Data

Collecting Data

Analyzing Data

What Is Good Research Evaluating Your Research Project

Writing up Research and Using Results

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